The new AF-S FISHEYE NIKKOR 8–15mm f/3.5–4.5E ED is billed as Nikon’s first fisheye zoom lens for full-frame cameras. Let’s take a quick look at each lens one by one.

AF-S FISHEYE NIKKOR 8–15mm f/3.5–4.5E ED

It’s not the only fisheye zoom lens around, but the AF-S FISHEYE NIKKOR 8–15mm f/3.5–4.5E ED lens is the first of its kind by Nikon.

When set to 8mm, the lens offers a 180° horizontal and vertical angle of view that creates a full circular fisheye effect, with maximum f/3.5 aperture. Zoom in to 15mm and the lens covers a diagonal 180° angle of view, with maximum f/4.5 aperture.

The lens is ‘dust and drip resistant’ and features a minimum focus distance of 0.16m. Close focusing is pretty much essential for fisheye lenses.

The Canon equivalent – which has been around for a number of years now – has a maximum aperture of f/4 at all focal length settings.

AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED

These lenses are designed to get the most out of the more recent high resolution full-frame Nikon DSLRs. The promise of sharp detail and control over depth of field is likely to be popular with landscape and wedding photographers in particular.

Like most of Nikon’s full-frame lenses of the last two years, the new 28mm is an ‘E’ lens which is different to ‘G’ and ‘D’ lenses. E lenses cannot be used with older DSLR bodies, so be sure to check out compatibility with your camera.

Given the price and the performance of other Nikkor lenses in this line up, the ‘dust and drip resistant’ AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.4E ED promises to be nothing less than a worthy paring to Nikon latest full-frame DSLRs.

About Tim Coleman

After completing a photography degree, Tim has enjoyed more than 10 years in the photo industry. Image maker, writer and reviewer, Tim wrote for Amateur Photographer Magazine for 3 years as Deputy Technical Editor and for 1 year as Vanguard Europe Editor. Currently, he freelances alongside volunteering for a non-profit in East Africa